Footy · Perth’s inner north, Swan & the hills

Footy clubs and training in Swan

152,974 people and 5 footy clubs, in Ellenbrook, Ballajura and Herne Hill and beyond. Whichever one you play for, the spot goes to whoever turns up to pre-season already fit.

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Short answer

5 footy clubs have a home ground in Swan (population 152,974 at the 2021 census), across 4 suburbs. All of them play in the Perth Football League.

Junior clubs in Swan belong to the East Perth and Swan Districts WAFL districts: Ballajura and Ellenbrook (East Perth); Aveley, Caversham, Gidgegannup, Guildford, Midvale, Swan View and Upper Swan (Swan Districts). The district your junior club belongs to is your WAFL colts and women’s pathway.

5 clubs

Footy clubs in Swan

Every club with a home ground in Swan, where it plays, and the league and grades it fields. Most senior clubs also run junior and girls’ teams — the club can tell you which age groups have spots.

Footy clubs with a home ground in Swan, by suburb
ClubHome groundCompetition and grades
BallajuraKingfisher Oval, BallajuraPFL seniors · women’s
EllenbrookEllenbrook District Open Space, EllenbrookPFL seniors · women’s
Swan AthleticSwan Athletic Oval, Herne HillPFL seniors · women’s
Swan ValleySwan Valley Sporting Complex, Herne HillPFL seniors · women’s
KoongamiaKoongamia Oval, KoongamiaPFL women’s

From each league’s current club list, checked September 2026. Clubs change leagues and divisions between seasons; the league is right if this is not.

Your pathway

Which WAFL district you belong to

Junior clubs in Swan belong to the East Perth and Swan Districts WAFL districts: Ballajura and Ellenbrook (East Perth); Aveley, Caversham, Gidgegannup, Guildford, Midvale, Swan View and Upper Swan (Swan Districts). The district your junior club belongs to is your WAFL colts and women’s pathway.

Junior clubs in Swan, by district
East Perth
Ballajura, Ellenbrook
Swan Districts
Aveley, Caversham, Gidgegannup, Guildford, Midvale, Swan View, Upper Swan

Placed by the suburb each club is named for, from WA Football’s district profiles.

Perth’s inner north, Swan & the hills: the zones, the leagues and the WAFL clubs →

How the AFL pathway works, step by step →

Your first ten minutes

Set it up for your club in Swan

Four things, in the order the app asks them. The footy calendar and conditions are on the Perth guide.

Choose footy, then your team nights

Onboarding asks “When do you train with your team?” Pick your club nights — Perth Football League or wherever you play — and your gym and conditioning are scheduled around them, lighter the day after a big one. Tell it your equipment and any niggles and every exercise is fitted to both.

Match the program to your league’s start

The app treats March as the start of the footy season. The WAFL and most community leagues start in April, so you can hold the pre-season through March by setting the phase yourself. The phase lives in Program → Your year.

Know your numbers on day one

Your first testing session is ready immediately: 2km time trial, Bench press 1RM, Max pull-ups, Trap-bar deadlift 1RM, Running vertical jump. It is re-run every 8 weeks, and the results re-price your training weights and conditioning paces.

Put your suburb on the board

In Social → Town, set where you train. Your minutes count toward that town’s weekly conditioning and strength top-10 boards — only the town is kept, never your location.

EllenbrookBallajuraAveleyBeechboroBrabhamSwan ViewCavershamMidlandBennett SpringsThe Vines

The suburbs

Swan by suburb

152,974 people at the 2021 census. Suburb populations from the same census.

Ellenbrook 24,668Ballajura 18,459Aveley 13,998Beechboro 9,112Brabham 8,665Swan View 7,889Caversham 7,419Midland 6,335Bennett Springs 5,929The Vines 5,848Dayton 5,507South Guildford 3,781Jane Brook 3,670Lockridge 3,322Stratton 3,267Middle Swan 2,852Gidgegannup 2,818Henley Brook 2,500Midvale 2,283Bullsbrook 2,225Guildford 2,040Kiara 1,776Herne Hill 1,542Bellevue 1,514Viveash 1,280Woodbridge 1,207Brigadoon 1,025Koongamia 985Hazelmere 935West Swan 786Bushmead 677Upper Swan 549Millendon 490Baskerville 302Belhus 264Red Hill 85Cullacabardee 45Lexia 30Malaga 25Whiteman 10
For coaches

Coaching a side in Swan?

A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.

FAQ

Footy in Swan: questions

What footy clubs are in Swan?
5 clubs have a home ground in Swan: Ballajura, Ellenbrook, Swan Athletic, Swan Valley and Koongamia. The table on this page lists each one’s ground, league and grades.
Which WAFL district covers Swan?
Junior clubs in Swan belong to the East Perth and Swan Districts WAFL districts: Ballajura and Ellenbrook (East Perth); Aveley, Caversham, Gidgegannup, Guildford, Midvale, Swan View and Upper Swan (Swan Districts). The district your junior club belongs to is your WAFL colts and women’s pathway.
Where can women and girls play footy in Swan?
5 clubs field a women’s senior side: Ballajura, Ellenbrook, Swan Athletic, Swan Valley and Koongamia. Most junior clubs also run girls’ teams — ask the club directly.
Which league do Swan footy clubs play in?
Every Swan club listed plays in the Perth Football League.
Sources

Where these facts come from

Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.

  1. Perth Football League — current clubs and grounds
  2. City of Swan — suburbs and 2021 census population
  3. WA Football — Our brightest stars: East Perth district
  4. WA Football — Our brightest stars: Swan Districts

Spotted an error? Tell us and we will fix it.

Turn up to round one already fit

Pick footy, tell it your Ellenbrook training nights — or wherever you play — and your first block and testing session are ready before you leave the car park.

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